Minolta XD-7
The Minolta XD-7 is a 35mm SLR film camera introduced in 1977, sold as the XD-11 in North America and simply the XD in Japan. It was Minolta's top-tier manual-focus body of its era, positioned as a compact multi-mode SLR offering aperture-priority, shutter-priority, and fully manual exposure with the Minolta SR bayonet (MC/MD) lens mount.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the XD-7 have ranged from £12 to £75, with a median around £47 across the four results on file. Today the camera sells for modest money at saleroom level because these are wholesale results excluding commission, and body-only or non-working examples pull the low end down; a clean, fully functional body with a working meter and electronics is what drives value toward the upper end of that range in 2026.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Jul 2025 | £38 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 27) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
comprising a XD7, silver, body G, shutter working, meter responding, with a Hoya f/3.5 25-42mm lens, barrel G optics F-G with light haze, with caps, |
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| Apr 2025 | £75 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 106) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, body G, leatherette lifting in one edge, shutter works, metering responds to light, viewfinder display works, with a Rokkor-X f/2 45mm lens, |
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| Mar 2025 | £62 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 95) Title: A Minolta XD-7 SLR Camera Body
Description:
silver, body VG, shutter works, powers up, in maker's packaging. |
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| Dec 2024 | £69 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 50) Title: A Minolta XD-7 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, body G, some lifting of leatherette, shutter works at all speeds with batteries inserted, in maker's packaging, with a Rokkor-PF f/1.7 50mm |
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| Dec 2024 | £12 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 57) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, body VG, shutter not tested as the advance is jammed, with body cap. |
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| Dec 2024 | £25 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 74) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number 2124639, body VG, with batteries inserted the shutter works on manual, there is a short shutter lag, on auto mode the meter |
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| Dec 2024 | £38 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 55) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
silver, body F-G, shutter works, viewfinder display illuminates and appears to meter correctly, with body cap. |
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| Dec 2024 | £12 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 75) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
silver, serial number 2246085, body VG, with batteries inserted the shutter works on manual although slow speeds seem too short, on auto mode all |
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| Dec 2024 | £38 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 51) Title: A Minolta XD-7 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
silver, serial number 2076862, body G, shutter works, fires using the self timer, does not fire using the release button.with body cap. |
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| Feb 2024 | £150 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 79) Title: A Minolta XD7 35mm SLR Camera Outift
Description:
black, body G-VG, shutter with issues, working on X & B, all other speeds shutter stays open for approx. 2-3 secs when batteries are inserted, mirror (Qty: 1) |
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